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Subject: Re: Mathematical impossibilities regarding Deep Blue statements by Bob

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 19:00:25 02/01/02

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On January 30, 2002 at 18:21:53, Tony Werten wrote:

>On January 30, 2002 at 14:15:32, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On January 30, 2002 at 14:00:32, David Rasmussen wrote:
>>
>>>On January 30, 2002 at 09:43:49, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>>
>>>I don't know anything about what Bob has stated, but I agree that 18 ply
>>>fullwidth was/is impossible, even with 200 Mn/s.
>>>
>>>Please email me how you do singular extensions, Vincent. :)
>>
>>I've done 18 ply searches with a PC.  What makes you think it is impossible for
>>a machine that can peak at one billion nodes per second?
>>
>>They did not use null move, but neither did they blindly search the whole tree.
>
>I'm very sure you didn't get 18 ply fullwidth.
>
>They had a branching factor of 4. You don't get 18 ply with that. Either you
>don't have that BF (pruning) or you don't get 18 ply ( just some extensions do)
>
>Tony

Their software search was not pure BF.

Dave



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